Atlas Theatre Company CIC

29/07/2025

🎭 Tomorrow ⭐️

28/07/2025

As part of our new production Willow’s on the Wear; a fresh retelling of The Wind in the Willows set on the banks of the River Wear - we’d love to hear from you!

What we’re inviting:
Whether you grew up playing along its banks, worked on boats or in shipyards, fished from its edges, or simply found solace watching its ever-changing flow we want to know your stories!

Childhood memories, working life by the river, glimpses of everyday life by the Wear… whatever matters to you, we’d love to capture it. Your words will help shape a beautiful, locally-rooted story: one performed by our community company and local primary schools.

Why it matters:
The River Wear is woven into the heart of the North East, monuments of industry, quiet reflections, and shared daily rhythms all belong to its story. Sharing your experience helps honour that living connection: the regattas, the glassworks, the ships, the fishermen, the wildlife, the bridges built and rebuilt across generations. By stepping forward, you help bring those memories to life. Whether it was casting a fishing line at Durham, watching the Northern Spire bridge awaken each morning, or a childhood game beneath Elvet Bridge, your perspective is precious.

A few notes:
We may not be able to include every story in the Play, but if we use yours, we’ll let you know, and credit you fully.

You’re welcome to share as little or as much as you like, in your own words.

Feel free to add a brief intro like “I grew up in Bishopwearmouth in the 1980s…” or “I worked summers at a glassworks near the river in my twenties…”

From all of us at Atlas Theatre Company CIC, thank you for considering sharing your story. Together, we can create something that feels real, rooted, and full of the spirit of the Wear and the people who live by it. We can’t wait to hear your voice.

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This project is gratefully supported by the Hays Travel Foundation and June Rose Project.

Sunderland, UK Sunderland Live Sunderland Libraries Writing North East

Hays Travel Foundation

28/07/2025

🎭 Exciting Bursary Opportunity for Redby Academy & Seaburn Dene Primary! 🎭

We’re thrilled to announce two bursary places available for students from our partner schools:

✨ One Full Bursary for each School – 100% of drama club fees covered for the academic year
✨ One Half Bursary for each school – 50% of drama club fees covered

To apply, children must submit either:
🎥 A short video (no longer than 2mins)
or
✍️ 300-words
Explaining why they’d love to be part of the drama club.

⭐️ Please ensure you include your name and which school you attend.

Submission are open to children from years 2 - 6
and need to be sent to hello@atlastheatrecompany.com

📅 Deadline: 15th August
🧑‍⚖️ Applications will be reviewed by a panel of non-biased adjudicators, and recipients will be notified in the first week of the new term.

Please note:
We hope to celebrate our bursary recipients on our website and social media, sharing their journey through photos and videos. Parental consent would be required for this. We are very happy to discuss and work with the recipient’s adults to ensure all safeguarding requirements are met.

⭐️ We would like to take this opportunity to thank the Chloe & Liam Together forever Trust for supporting these places and working with us to increase the accessibility to the creative arts! ⭐️

📢 Don’t miss this amazing opportunity — we want to hear from you!

If you are a school and are interested in joining our Atlas School Partnership Program do get in touch!

Chloe & Liam Together Forever Trust

27/07/2025

26/07/2025

Thank you so much to the people who have taken the time to respond to this! It’s been amazing hearing so many stories!

Still time if you haven’t shared yours yet!

As part of our new production Willow’s on the Wear; a fresh retelling of The Wind in the Willows set on the banks of the River Wear - we’d love to hear from you!

What we’re inviting:
Whether you grew up playing along its banks, worked on boats or in shipyards, fished from its edges, or simply found solace watching its ever-changing flow we want to know your stories!

Childhood memories, working life by the river, glimpses of everyday life by the Wear… whatever matters to you, we’d love to capture it. Your words will help shape a beautiful, locally-rooted story: one performed by our community company and local primary schools.

Why it matters:
The River Wear is woven into the heart of the North East, monuments of industry, quiet reflections, and shared daily rhythms all belong to its story. Sharing your experience helps honour that living connection: the regattas, the glassworks, the ships, the fishermen, the wildlife, the bridges built and rebuilt across generations. By stepping forward, you help bring those memories to life. Whether it was casting a fishing line at Durham, watching the Northern Spire bridge awaken each morning, or a childhood game beneath Elvet Bridge, your perspective is precious.

A few notes:
We may not be able to include every story in the Play, but if we use yours, we’ll let you know, and credit you fully.

You’re welcome to share as little or as much as you like, in your own words.

Feel free to add a brief intro like “I grew up in Bishopwearmouth in the 1980s…” or “I worked summers at a glassworks near the river in my twenties…”

From all of us at Atlas Theatre Company CIC, thank you for considering sharing your story. Together, we can create something that feels real, rooted, and full of the spirit of the Wear and the people who live by it. We can’t wait to hear your voice.

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DQSIkWdsW0yxEjajBLZtrQAAAAAAAAAAAAN__g94sFxUMkZFRkVXRlk5Rk1VOVhKMEtaMEZHRzVFVC4u

This project is gratefully supported by the Hays Travel Foundation and June Rose Project.

Sunderland, UK Sunderland Live Sunderland Libraries Writing North East

Hays Travel Foundation

25/07/2025

25/07/2025

Steel and Sparks!

We have had an amazing experience getting to work with on some amazing Art festivals in Sunderland this summer!! Now you could too!

Check out their artist call out!

The theme of our next exhibition and Sunderland Art Festival is ‘Steel and Sparks’.

The festival will be held in the former industrial heart of Sunderland, Sheepfolds. Once home to railway stables and metal workshops, this exhibition invites artists and creative experimenters to interpret and respond to the themes of grit, labour and industrial transformation.

📆 Deadline to submit your work - Friday 8th August

Notification of selection - Tuesday 12th August

🌞 Exhibition and Festival - Sunday 31st August

You can view the full exhibition brief and submission details here: shorturl.at/iBa5b

Any Questions? Email Amy at artcafesunderland@gmail.com

And last but not least, 🌊

A big beautiful thank you to everyone who submitted work, exhibited in, visited and supported our Tide and Terrain exhibition and festival at Roker Park and Beach last Saturday!

It was an intriguing and eclectic collection of works that, we feel, really brought the theme of Sunderland Tide and Terrain to life!

The Art Festival is kindly part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

24/07/2025

Watch the latest from ITV News - The Chloe and Liam Together Forever Foundation has supported over one thousand young people who share similar passions to the late young South Shields couple.

24/07/2025

⭐️ SUMMER HOLIDAY SPECIAL ⭐️

Next Wednesday we will be diving under the sea 🌊 with the classic story of THE LITTLE MERMAID 🧜‍♀️ 🦀

For children aged 6 months up to 5 years!
At the The Play Café Sunderland with Atlas Theatre Company CIC

Discover the magic of theatre with our Little Drama Class! Our playful classes use classic children’s stories like Jack & the Beanstalk and Goldilocks to spark imagination, build confidence, and support early learning.

Through movement, role play, and song, little ones develop communication skills, explore emotions, and grow their creativity – all while having fun!

Join us for a joyful introduction to storytelling and drama. Parents and carers welcome too!

Book now to join the adventure!

📆 Wednesdays 30th July
🕰️ 2pm - 3pm (FREE Stay & Play till 4pm)
👧 Ages 6months to 5 years
📍 The Play Café Sunderland

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24/07/2025

Check this out!!

We are excited to be involved in the next Art Festival here in Sunderland!